Improved artificial fuel



' York, did-invent a new and Improved Artifidueingnnrantiole'of fuel from the dust or waste *of'anthraeite,bituminous, and other coals by rye, potatoes, rice; or other organie stareh-con- UNITED S ES I JOHN H. CORNELL, on BROOKLYNQNEW YORK, (ADMINISTRATOR-0F JOHN.

PATENT OFFICE.

CORNELL, DEOEASEDQIASSIGKOB ToeHARLns OBLE.

I'MIPRQVEQA RTI Fl 0 lALg-FU EL.

To all whom it they A Be it knowuthat JonN CORNELil, clee easecl, and late offihe city, county eud State of New cial Fuel; and we hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description ofthesame. h

Tlxenature of this invention consists in, profirstsatnrating the 755 39 with a solution of dextrine er starch" (leri vedTlomwheat, corn,

mining bodies, and when of the proper consist;= eney pressing or otherwise forming the same into blocks or'ln'mps of any convenient size or shape for use as fuel, and subsequently dryin g theseblockser' lumps in the sun, or iu any'other suitable manner. y v I The article thus produced, besides Deng much cheaper 'tlianwny artifieial'fuel, em: "be

' sieeifieation forming part of Letters Egteni; d lxmt dgted November 8, 1 863 I made frem amaglmixture of flour and coal-dust,

- gives ofi' 'no 7 disagreeable odor in burning; neither is it liable to crack, as is the ease with artificial fuels in which flour forms onset" the ingredients of the compound.

Having thus deseribed the invention of the said J OHN-DQRNELL, what we claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-.--

Producingfuel by incorporating the dust or waste of anthracite, bituminous, and other eoalswith a solution of dextriue o1; starch, end pressin g or otliegyvise forming IllJQcO mPOSltIOII into lumps or bloksjwhicbcare subsequently dried, all as hereinsebfo'rth,

' OH; NOBLE,

J. H. CORNELL,

Witnesses: 7

Gosuvn MILLER, CHAS. E. PATTERSON. 

